79-year-old Singh was also the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Water Resources and a member of the General Purposes Committee of the Lok Sabha.

Veteran BJP lawmaker Hukum Singh, 79, died on Saturday

"A literary person with deep passion for reading scriptures; poetry and classics, the spirit of which he imbibed in his disciplined life and also reflected in his insightful articles," Ms Mahajan said while mourning the demise of Hukum Singh.

The House stood in silence for a brief while as a mark of respect for the departed soul before proceedings were adjourned.